Author: Tait McGregor

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Interview: Adam Melchor on slam poetry, squids and Here Goes Nothing!

New Jersey-born, Los Angeles-based Adam Melchor likens his music to the TikTok sounds asking ‘What’s the worst pain you’ve ever felt that’s not physical?’ – he’s on the feelings frontline with his diaristic ballads from his sophomore album Here Goes Nothing! “Now I really feel like I know who I am, who I identify with and…

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Mimi Webb

Interview: Mimi Webb on Australia, fish and chips, love languages and “Ghost Of You”

Pop protégé Mimi Webb has released her latest anthemic single “Ghost Of You” – a sonically bright and bubbly track that contrasts with lyrics of a lingering past love. Having finally been able to bring her tour Down Under after gaining notability over the pandemic, we caught up to discuss the single. “It was like…

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Dayglow

Interview: Dayglow on liberation, Australian culture and People In Motion

Sloan Struble is the musical mastermind behind the indie-pop heavy hitter Dayglow – a project conceptualised, written, played, and produced by Sloan. Since emerging onto the music scene with 2018’s ‘Can I Call You Tonight?’ at just age 19, Dayglow has grown to become one of the blueprints in intricate pop production with lush synth-driven…

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The Driver Era

Interview: The Driver Era’s Rocky & Ross Lynch on foot massages, tattoos, their Aussie tour and Summer Mixtape

The Driver Era are your latest sun-drenched Los Angelean obsession, un-polishing the pop shine with their own candid sound despite their glossy history. Rocky and Ross Lynch could easily be thought as pop machine products; Ross coming from his well-documented Disney training ground and Rocky joining him alongside their other siblings in their past project…

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Interview: bbno$ on ‘sophisticated’, Listen Out and eating steaks with Diplo

bbno$ (“Baby No Money”) is the Canadian rapper behind huge tracks like the TikTok viral ‘edamame’ with Rich Brian and ‘Lalala’ with Y2K, as well as his early collaboration EP with Yung Gravy called Baby Gravy.  Last year, he dropped his third LP, Eat Ya Veggies, revered for its playful word-smithing that sent him into…

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Interview: Mura Masa on Guernsey, Splendour In The Grass and starting out

Self-taught Grammy Award-winning producer Mura Masa is set to arrive on Aussie shores next week for the return of Splendour In The Grass, alongside his own sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. The Guernsey-native has had a whirlwind of a career. From relocating to Brighton at 18, being nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards and moving…

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Interview: Foals’ Jimmy Smith on Life Is Yours, Glastonbury and the silver-lining of lockdown

The UK’s alt-rock favourites Foals are back with their seventh studio album Life Is Yours, but their first as a three-piece outfit. Created through London lockdowns, Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith transported themselves and now listeners to a utopian place for escapism. “Personally speaking, I was stuck in London for a year away from…

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Interview: Nicky Youre on “Sunroof”, going TikTok viral, and mouth trumpets

If you’ve been on TikTok recently, it’s likely you’ve left humming about sticking your head out a sunroof and blasting your favourite tunes, thanks to Nicky Youre. His viral song “Sunroof” with dazy is one of the most popular tracks on the entertainment app, clocking over 6.9 million creations to date and translating to 125…

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Interview: Sam Fischer on returning to Australia, “All My Loving” and personal growth

Sam Fischer is one of Australia’s most streamed exports right now with his hit track “This City” – an ode to his love-hate relationship with his adopted home of Los Angeles. His latest offering “All My Loving” shares the same undercurrent of opposition, this time about recognising your shortcomings in a relationship and fixing them…

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Interview: Biig Piig on honesty, collaboration and coming to Australia

Ireland’s Biig Piig is a lot more refined and delicate than the imagery of a boar. Her music is strikingly sincere and forthright, washing audiences with a calming groove that’ll have you popping on Biig Piig in almost every situation. And Australian and New Zealand fans will no longer have to resort to streaming, albums or…

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Interview: Drax Project on their jazz roots, Kiwi upbringing and ‘Mad At You’

As they’ll tell you, it’s very likely you’ve heard Drax Project without realising this pop RnB collective was from New Zealand. Shaan Singh, Sam Thomson, Matt Beachen and Ben O’Leary met while studying jazz, each specialising in their respective instruments when they came together to busk in order to pay their rent. The four quickly…

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Interview: LANY reflects on milestones, brunch culture and their Australian tour

LANY are currently on Australian shores, making their way around the country as they soundtrack our heartaches and hangups in the largest venues they’ve played in Oz yet. Paul Klein and Jake Goss built an international fanbase with their 2017 self-titled album, and followed it up with Malibu Nights (you can read our past chat…

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Every Splendour In The Grass 2022 Official Sideshow Announced So Far!

The team that are bringing us the biggest Aussie music festival of the year, Splendour In The Grass, have just announced their official sideshows and our calendars are going to be filled to the brim come July! Secrets Sounds have today released who we’ll be able to catch in cities up and down the East…

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Prep for The Kid LAROI’s tour with these 5 Must-Know songs

The Kid LAROI is heading to Australia for his highly anticipated End Of The World tour at the end of the month, playing some of the countries biggest and best venues. To say we’re excited is an understatement. Over the past few years, The Kid LAROI has transcended from a young Redfern rapper cutting his…

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Interview: T-Pain’s protégé Mason Dane on his TikTok discovery, his mother’s influence and the grind.

Newcastle’s Mason Dane is breaking onto the global scene without forgetting where he’s come from. Within the last year, his life has done a full 180 after hip hop legend T-Pain reviewed Dane’s track ‘DASH’ on his Twitch stream – a moment that quickly went viral on TikTok after he said, “I want this to…

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Interview: Role Model on Rx, Coachella and click-bait song titles

Role Model is the Pittsburg-native turning up heat and making the internet frisky with his debut album Rx – a sexually charged collection featuring songs with titles like ‘masturbation song’, ‘stripclub music’ and ‘die for my bitch’. “In the simplest terms, the album is about the power of a woman and how it healed me…

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Falls Festival

Falls Festival is back with a lineup to wrap up 2022 the right way

Falls Festival has announced its buzz-worthy 2022/23 lineup alongside new venues in VIC and WA to make sure Aussies across the country can experience the quintessential New Year’s festival’s revival. Having been cancelled each summer through the pandemic, this year’s bill does not disappoint. Headlining the multi-day event are internationals such as Arctic Monkeys, Lil…

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Interview: Alfie Templeman on ‘Colour Me Blue’, mental health and Mellow Moon

Alfie Templeman has only just turned 19, but already counts seven EPs, a mini-album and soon his debut album Mellow Moon under his belt. Alongside these feats, he was shortlisted in BBC’s Sound of 2022 list, is self-taught in approximately 11 instruments, has perfect pitch as well as a surplus of 700 songs sitting on his…

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Interview: Mimi Webb on ‘House On Fire’, fashion, firetrucks and her Australian tour

If you’re on TikTok, it’s highly likely you’ve come across Gen Z sensation Mimi Webb. She’s the 21-year-old British protégé who spent her teenage years honing her vocal talents at the esteemed The BRIT School (past pupils including Adele, Jessie J, and Amy Winehouse), before turning to the juggernaut app to share her music as…

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Interview: Wallows on childhood, unreleased tracks and Tell Me That It’s Over.

Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston make up the Los Angeles-based band Wallows – indie-rockers with a cult following, who first met around the tender ages of 11, and have recently celebrated the release of their sophomore album Tell Me That It’s Over. For the trio, there’s an impressive history to reflect on as they…

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Interview: BOY SODA on The Distance Between Thinking and Feeling, self-reflection and personal growth.

Terrigal’s BOY SODA is bursting beyond the Central Coast and well into the Australian music scene with debut EP The Distance Between Thinking and Feeling – a collection born out of deep introspection, love and greater human connection. Disguised in late 2000s-tinged R&B, this diaristic examination covers everything from stopping to smell the roses, celebrating relationships…

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Interview: almost monday on visiting Australia and their new single “Sunburn”

San Diego’s almost monday are single-handedly extending the Australian summer with some infectious surf pop. The three-piece released the aptly-titled track ‘sunburn‘ while visiting Sydney – a track that frontman Dawson Daugherty said was born from the title first. “We just had that title and we were like, ‘All right, today, we’re writing this song….

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Interview: Confidence Man on TILT, 3am jam sessions and Noel Gallagher

Brisbane’s most theatrical musicians, Confidence Man, have released an album that is sure to fast track the dance back into a reemerging world. TILT sees Sugar Bones, Janet Planet, Clarence McGuffie and Reggie Goodchild tackle the sophomore scaries with ease, creating an exciting collection that hinges on surprise and delight – possibly a result from their…

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Interview: GAYLE on going TikTok viral, heartbreak and her debut EP

She boasts close to 33 million monthly listeners, almost one million TikTok followers and over one billion streams on her viral hit ‘abcdefu’. And she’s not even 18-years-old. GAYLE is among the most popular internet music sensations of the past year, thanks to her playful angst-anthem that continues to dominate radio play and social media…

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Interview: Fergus James on self-expectation, stadium shows and A Slow Separation EP

Fergus James already boasts a co-sign by Justin Timberlake, a stadium tour support slot for Ed Sheeran, opening the amphitheatre at Splendour In The Grass. Now he can add a sophomore EP to that resume, with the release of A Slow Separation. The top tier Australian collaborators who helped the collection come to life is…

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Interview: Thomas Headon on TikTok, teenage independence and his Victoria EP.

Thomas Headon is one of TikTok’s rising stars, going viral on the platform with tracks “Grace” and “Clean Me Up“, all while a life-size cutout of Harry Styles strategically lurked in the background. It’s easy to see that Thomas draws inspiration from Styles, from his pearl-wearing aesthetics to boyish charm, though sonically it’s a little…

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Interview: Steve Aoki on death, competition and the A0K1VERSE

Steve Aoki is one of the most prolific EDM artists of the past two decades. He boasts Grammy Award nominations, multiple Guinness Word Records including most traveled musician for 2014, a hugely successful record company Dim Mak, and, more recently, he’s become one of the most important figures in the Web3 and NFT spaces. Fresh…

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Interview: Sofia Carson on “Loud”, staying private and her tricks to productivity

Sofia Carson is the ultimate multi-hyphenate from singer to actor to dance to UNICEF ambassador, Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation ambassador and scholarship co-sponsor. You might recognise her from starring in NETFLIX’s Feel The Beat, Michael Bay’s Songbird, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, and from her most notable project Disney’s global phenomenon Descendants. But on top…

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Interview: Louis The Child on deep dish pizza, collabs with Skrillex and Euphoria

Louis The Child are the Chicago duo that have been tearing up the EDM scene since they were teenagers. Now just in their early 20s, Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett boast over 5.2 million monthly Spotify listeners, collaborations with Skrillex, Wafia, Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler; and even helped to pen the Chainsmokers’ hit “Closer”….

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Almost Monday is the San Diego trio soundtracking summer with “cool enough”

San Diego’s Almost Monday are a three-piece pop band that have been predicted as one of  “21 Breakout Musicians to Know in 2021” by GQ Australia, recently making their Lollapalooza debut and appearing on the lineups of international festivals Summerfest, Bonnaroo and Firefly. Not to mention, they’ve just released a tune that will soundtrack your…

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